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PART 1 Hi everybody,i have just joined this website and would like to introduce myself,
Although i was an apprenticed engineer and now a retired model engineer i know
very little about computers so most of my many failings will be in this area
In the years gone by i have made a couple of model steam trains and owned a number of Myford Lathes while living in the UK. Unfortunately i sold everything when i retired to live in Australia. At a loss for something to keep me busy and not having a dedicated workshop i decided to buy a Mini Lathe (Smaller footprint and easier to manage.)
I decided on a 7 x 16 model with tailstock camlok,metal gears to the leadscrew
and the 500w variable speed motor.I CAN RECOMMEND THIS LATHE TO OTHERS
and am highly delighted with the build quality.I am currently tweeking and building various mods that will make this lathe a serious piece of kit
First job before the lathe arrived was to build a bench. I made a frame from 25mm sq tube 800lg x 400w and nom 800mm high with two wheels at one end
so it can be wheeled away to the corner of my garage.Built in are 2 drawers and a cupboard dedicated to the lathe tooling I will post photo if anyone is interested and can tell me how to post attachments on this website.At this time i have completed a no of mods/attachments which i can pass on in the form of this Diary.I must say that i have found a whole new world out there
dedicated to the many variants of this wonderful little lathe.Part 2 will be continued if there is sufficient interest.Regards Barry
PS TIP I recently bought some shimming material to remove play from various
sliding parts. 1.5 thou being the thinnest.If you use the required shims to get down to about 2 thou Then use aluminium baking foil to fine tune.The foil is a nom half thou so fold the foil the required no of times to give a tight sliding fit
the remove the foil 1 layer at a time until you are happy
Although i was an apprenticed engineer and now a retired model engineer i know
very little about computers so most of my many failings will be in this area
In the years gone by i have made a couple of model steam trains and owned a number of Myford Lathes while living in the UK. Unfortunately i sold everything when i retired to live in Australia. At a loss for something to keep me busy and not having a dedicated workshop i decided to buy a Mini Lathe (Smaller footprint and easier to manage.)
I decided on a 7 x 16 model with tailstock camlok,metal gears to the leadscrew
and the 500w variable speed motor.I CAN RECOMMEND THIS LATHE TO OTHERS
and am highly delighted with the build quality.I am currently tweeking and building various mods that will make this lathe a serious piece of kit
First job before the lathe arrived was to build a bench. I made a frame from 25mm sq tube 800lg x 400w and nom 800mm high with two wheels at one end
so it can be wheeled away to the corner of my garage.Built in are 2 drawers and a cupboard dedicated to the lathe tooling I will post photo if anyone is interested and can tell me how to post attachments on this website.At this time i have completed a no of mods/attachments which i can pass on in the form of this Diary.I must say that i have found a whole new world out there
dedicated to the many variants of this wonderful little lathe.Part 2 will be continued if there is sufficient interest.Regards Barry
PS TIP I recently bought some shimming material to remove play from various
sliding parts. 1.5 thou being the thinnest.If you use the required shims to get down to about 2 thou Then use aluminium baking foil to fine tune.The foil is a nom half thou so fold the foil the required no of times to give a tight sliding fit
the remove the foil 1 layer at a time until you are happy